Interviews News He built TikTok’s music AI tech. But he says robots will never replace human songwriters. Ed Newton-Rex joins MBW's podcast to talk AI, TikTok, and why we shouldn't be scared of the robots
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Jérémy Erlich Spotify's Global Head of Music on the songs that have soundtracked his existence
News Rough Trade Publishing inks global deal with Utopia-owned Sentric Deal comes a year after Sentric Music Group was acquired by Switzerland-headquartered fintech company Utopia Music
News SiriusXM slashes workforce by 8%, impacting 475 roles SiriusXM had 5,869 full-time and part-time employees at the end of 2022
News Manan Vohra upped to Chief Technology Officer at Downtown, alongside series of exec promotions Manan Vohra promoted to Chief Technology Officer role, Harmen Hemminga named VP of Product and Services Strategy, Gareth Mellor now VP, Global Marketing and Communications for Downtown Music Holdings
News Milk & Honey signs trio of new clients, all songwriter/producers behind chart hits: JHart, The Elements, and Alexis Kesselman M&H founder, Lucas Keller, calls JHart "one of the greatest songwriters and voices in the business"
News Tuned Global acquires AI-powered music tech and DJ app company Pacemaker Pacemaker holds several patents for its proprietary AI technology
News US sets 30-day deadline to delete TikTok from federal devices as Canada also follows European Commission ban US and Canada have followed the European Commission in banning the use of ByteDance-owned TikTok from employees devices
News HYBE warns of potential ‘legal measures’ against SM Entertainment over Kakao deal (report) Rift between K-Pop giants HYBE and SM Entertainment escalates
News From HYBE’s stake in SM Entertainment to Live Nation’s $9.6bn investment in artists… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up Our biggest stories of the week, brought to you in association with Centtrip
Analysis Blog Web3 technology isn’t in vogue like it was last year. But it’s still the future of the music business. Sergio Mottola, co-founder and President of Public Pressure, on why he thinks Web3 can still be transformative for the music sector
News Joel Zimmerman joins Range Media as partner in music division Zimmerman spent 13 years of his career at WME
News London’s V&A Museum acquires David Bowie archive with £10m donation from Blavatnik Family Foundation, Warner Music Archive covers more than 80,000 items from Bowie’s six-decade career
News HYBE says it ‘can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the world’s major record labels’ as it secures stake in rival SM Entertainment HYBE completes deal to acquire 14.8% stake in rival SM Entertainment
News Stacey Tang and Glyn Aikins named Co-Presidents of Sony Music’s RCA UK Both executives will report into Jason Iley, Chairman and CEO, Sony Music UK & Ireland